The IPKat

MAY 28, 2023

Copyright infringement cases often involve works of art, literature, or design. This recent French decision gives us an opportunity to look at a rarer case, that of copyright infringement in a typeface. In 2014, Mr Y founded Productions Systems, a company dedicated to the creation of digital fonts.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The company was found liable for copyright infringement and breach of contract for using the actor’s photographs picture for advertisements between December 2014 and April 2015 without getting his permission or authorization. The company was ordered to pay Ojo, ₦20 million (US$44 448) in damages.

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The IPKat

APRIL 22, 2023

Over the past few years, The IPKat has hosted a number of posts on the lengthy Danish saga relating to protection and infringement of copyright in pottery created by designer Anne Black. Now, the final word seems to have been spoken, as Katfriends Hanne Kirk and Charlotte Mittet Høfler (both Gorrissen Federspiel) report.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Paramount, Universal, Warner, Columbia, Disney, and Netflix teamed up to file the complaint in 2021, hoping to shut down a site that had endured blocking injunctions since 2014 while serving millions of users worldwide. All members of the MPA, the studios won a default judgment and injunction in April 2022.

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CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This article is part of our series showcasing well-known copyright ownership cases from the music and film industries, technology, and more. This week’s post looks at three well-known copyright infringement cases involving tech giants battling each other over ownership rights. Apple vs. Microsoft.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In terms of design law, it does not appear that McDonald's has chosen to protect the aesthetic appearance of the Happy Meal. Nor does the unregistered EU design law appear to be a valid legal basis. Perhaps, McDonald’s should not have disregarded design law. Both designates class 42 (i.e.

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Patently-O

MARCH 18, 2024

Specifically, the judge determined that the port boss slippage problem precluded the original prototype from being viable, and Mackay and Hewson’s design input, like the starburst grooves, helped solve that critical issue. 663 (2014). To address this issue, Campbell began talking with Gary Mackay and Dan Hewson.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

.” This is exactly what happened to Jaguar Land Rover in its claim against Land Wind (Jiangling Motors) in China for copying of Jaguar Land Rover’s car design. After their patent battle from 2014 to [2019], the design patents of Jaguar Land Rover and Land Wind for their off-road vehicles were invalidated by each other.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

These include (and may be limited to) Hong Kong ( section 11(3), Copyright Ordinance ), India (section 2(d)(vi), Copyright Act, 1957 ), Ireland ( Art. Text and data mining There is wide disparity in the scope of exceptions in national copyright laws permitting copying for the use of training AI.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 7, 2021

The letter noted that continued showing of Sky programming to the public could result in all sorts of terrible outcomes, including criminal action under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act, criminal action under the Fraud Act, plus civil action for copyright infringement. Landlord Signed Up to Sky, Problem Over.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 21, 2023

Athos owns the copyrights to many classic Mexican films. These uploads have irritated Athos since 2014. ” Also, the court later says that “while YouTube systems may be well equipped to detect video matches, the software does not necessarily have the capacity to detect copyright infringements.”

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

Scenario 1: Protecting the Work by Copyright. The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. Scenario 2: Protecting Novel Designs by Patent. ” [8]. .” ” [8].

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

27, 2023) Industria sued Latinfood for trademark and copyright infringement; Latinfood counterclaimed for tortious interference against Industria and another counterdefendant Cordialsa. Industria became aware of Latinfood’s Zenú and Ranchera products sometime between October 2013 and September 2014. Latinfood U.S.

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The IPKat

JUNE 9, 2022

Section 30A CDPA is derived from Article 5(3)(k) of the InfoSoc Directive and was introduced in the context of the 2014 UK copyright reform.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Launched in 2014 and controlled by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU), the ‘Infringing Website List’ (IWL) carries details of pirate sites nominated by rightsholders and provides the basis for future enforcement via escalating actions. ” Welcome to the Blacklist.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2023

4] Winston Cho, Disney, CAA Beat Copyright Infringement Lawsuit From Production Exec Over ‘cosmi’ , The Hollywood Reporter (Nov. Phillip Madison Jones, the screenwriter, sued Twentieth Century Studios, The Walt Disney Co., 36(a)(1). [3] 29, 2023) [link]. [4] 30, 2023) [link].

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 20, 2023

passed an order interpreting the scope of this safeguard, reiterating that the right of the plaintiff to initiate actions against the “groundless threats” under Section 60 would be terminated in light of a separate suit by the defendant alleging copyright infringement, even if filed subsequent to the Section 60 suit.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

The limitation on the use of Meta’s libraries occurred after the tech behemoth and the Italian copyright collecting society for authors and editors (“Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori”, “SIAE”) came to an impasse during the renewal of the license agreement for the exploitation of the Italian repertoire. 19 of the Directive.

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

Scenario 1: Protecting the Work by Copyright. The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. Scenario 2: Protecting Novel Designs by Patent. The reviewal process for the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

This prevents the possible infringement of the exclusive right to reproduce a computer program provided for in article 42(2) of the Copyright Law, which belongs to the creator or author of the relevant program. 626/2014. (8) Endnotes (1) Decision No. 2916/2022. (2) 2) L 2121/93. (3) 5) See Supreme Court decision No. 438/2018. (6)

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 5, 2021

York University has unsurprisingly been applauded by the education community, which having faced years of litigation launched by the copyright collective, now finds its position vindicated. The same was true after the Access Copyright v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Section 95a UrhG stipulates that technical measures employed for the protection of a copyrighted work or protected subject matter may not be circumvented without the authorisation of the rightholder, Section 95a UrhG being the transposition into German law of Article 6 of the InfoSoc Directive (2001/29). Claims under copyright law.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 3, 2021

” The decision removes any doubt that the Supreme Court remains strongly supportive of user’s rights in copyright and vindicates years of educational policy in shifting away from Access Copyright toward alternative means of ensuring compliance with copyright law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

The Directive does this through a mandatory exception for copyright infringement that allows cultural heritage institutions and educational institutions to reproduce and make available orphan works from their collections to the public. The Directive will therefore continue to exist as it is, with no changes to its scope or its system.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. Although NFTs have been around since 2014, their far-reaching, multi-layered legal implications are just now being recognized.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Apple claimed it designed the system to reduce the privacy invasion, but Apple could not guarantee that (1) governments wouldn’t compel Apple to do client-side scanning for the government’s benefit, or (2) the compelled scanning would only target CSAM. The COVID Pandemic. ” The embedding cases (e.g., 10, 2021, at A12. * * *.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 17, 2023

In May 2022, Minden filed a copyright infringement lawsuit—nearly 10 years after Complex first posted the photo on its website. Complex then brought a motion to dismiss on the grounds that Minden’s lawsuit was barred by the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations. Lemurs are still endangered. MGM , 572 U.S.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Amazon had reportedly been developing a program since 2014 to automate review of job applicant resumes. In another lawsuit, several artists filed a class action against Stability AI (and Midjourney, another AI image generator) and the image-sharing platform DeviantArt, claiming copyright infringement.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2023

Coakley’s threats prompted Wagging Tails—successor to Virtuoso and affiliated with Harvey Berger—to file its breach of contract and copyright infringement lawsuit against Coakley in federal court in Los Angeles. In 2021, Rachel Dolezal filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against CBS Interactive.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. Although NFTs have been around since 2014, their far-reaching, multi-layered legal implications are just now being recognized.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In addition, the design of the title of the 2013 Documentary was allegedly similar to plaintiffs’ registered 12 O’Clock Boyz logo. Defendants also used 12oclockboys.com to promote and sell the 2013 Documentary, leading to the trademark infringement claims. So too with unjust enrichment, which was based on defendants’ copying.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

vs Mohd Zahid And Sons & Ors on 15 December, 2023 (Delhi High Court) This lawsuit for counterfeit sale, initiated by Nestle Group in 2014, has now expanded to over 200 defendants. Under the 2014 order, over 212 defendants have been decreed against and paid Rs.6,000/- Societe Des Produits Nestles.A 6,000/- as damages.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

As a practical matter, the answer is certainly yes; an open system is built into the design of the internet. It is hornbook law that secondary liability of all kinds requires proof that direct infringement is occurring. 431 (2014). The question is whether the same is true as a legal matter.) 94-1476, at 159-60. Aereo , 573 U.S.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 5, 2022

ByteDance’s Moonton sues Tencent for copyright infringement in Shanghai court. Puma Se vs D.K. Arora on 29 November, 2022 (Delhi High Court). Samsung, Huawei, LG lead metaverse patent race. Patent For First Saliva-Based Concussion Test Awarded To Penn State and Partners.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

One can recognize the importance of God’s names spiritually, of course, as Dr. Tony Evans has in his 2014 book, The Power of God’s Names. ” Evans (2014) at 12. Yet just like the recipe, the Sequence remains unprotectable as a process the design of which primarily reflects function, not expression. 3d at 1040 ].

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